Modern Vespa

What is it?

An ice cream sandwich. I used to eat them all the time...

What is it?

lol...I know that it's a ice cream sandwich. One of my friends is a huge It's-It fan. Every time he brings up their name i reply, "what is it?'. It keeps going around and around until i finally say it in Mike Patton's voice (singer from Faith No More). Then he just shaked his head.

I'm such an easy mark

Faith No More and It's It. Both from the Bay Area.

Sunday morning shitbox.

Love it!

I spotted some new murals around me, but I haven't had a chance to visit them yet.

Im getting closer to being part of this thread. Have a couple murals to share as well.

Well finally got out yesterday and the Rally is running great. (Knock on wood) here are a couple pics from my ride. The last one is a mural I painted 10 years ago and Saturday I did what I thought would be a freshen up of the paint but turned into a new version 😜

Nice work on the mural

All I did was grab a quick snap of the VBB with a mural by my office.

Yep yep.
Good stuff boyos.

Had to drop off a sample at the vet's office on the way to work, but at least I got to snap a couple good pictures

Still finding new spaces in Los Angeles

Kids are back in school which means I have some freedumb!

This old Bluey is going well, temps are low (221°F under the plug)
But 1/8-1/4 throttle is machine gunny.

Pinasco 177
Sip 2.0 exhaust
18° static Vape
1 3/4 on the mix screw
160/BE1/108
55/160
20.20 carb with 24.24 air filter


I suppose I can try a BE3 to see if that helps

The only way you'd ever run out of new spaces in LA would be if you deliberately quit trying. Nashville is tiny as compared and I still keep finding new spots.

This is another mural on the same wall as the octopus.

The only thing FB is good for… digital memory bank.

This came up in my feed from 2011.
When I took the Yak Hack down the coastal bend of Texas on a fishing/paddling/riding trip.

GTS 250 behind the kayak:

After the DMV ride...

Took the GL out to test-run the planned group ride route for our upcoming rally today, which took me past some new-to-me artwork. Naturally, I took advantage.

Unfortunately, I need to rework part of the route, but I think I have it figured out, at least on Google Maps. Still need to go ride it, though, to be sure.

You and BN own the mural world. The rest of you posters are a close second.

I have the unfair advantage of living in the artsy neighborhood of an artsy town, so there's a constant stream of new murals to take advantage of.

Plus, I think nothing of pulling over to grab a quick snap unless I'm on a seriously tight schedule, and maybe even then.

Challenge accepted:

That mural absolutely rocks

But I'll see your mural and raise you a full size reproduction of the Parthenon (that, or I figured out how to ride a scooter across an ocean and a sea to an island chain).

I just have a hard time stopping to take mural pics. Philly is the mural capital of the world so I have literally thousands of options. I'll do better to give you gents a run for your money!

It's kind've a learned trait, just like any other habit. Once you do it a few times and it starts to feel normal, you'll just get the satisfaction of getting a good picture that you can share with the crowd. It's also helped me up my picture composition game, so it's win-win for me.

More rally route planning/test led to more pictures.

Does this count? You can hardly see the GS frame poking out the back of the Suburban. That sucker is camouflaged! 🤣

I'll count it

Points for effort and a quality product in-progress.

Love the Staggerwing Beech in the mural. Great museum in southern Tennessee for those beauties.

Staggerwing #1 was "Restored" in Santa Paula, so there's a reason it's in that mural (even though #1 was a fixed gear).

The man in the mural owned this Staggerwing.

Bad News: ran out of gas on the way to work.
Good News: there was a gas station at the bottom of the hill.
Best News: the gas station had a mural

(Only I could run out of gas on the bike with a four gallon gas tank)

Well played.

Got out and went mural hunting.

Yuss

As well you should with weather like that

Today on the central coast of California it was 70° with no fog and little wind.
I had to get out for a ride on the coast.
Total trip 102 miles.

The VMC 177 rode great. It happily cruises at 5000-6000 rpm all day long.

I only found one mural but I did see lots of beach.

You get points for Mural Effort

Looks like a phenomenal day on the bike. I got out and put some miles on the GL Saturday, but yesterday was workshop time and house stuff.

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Lots of tasty vibes coming in. Yessir.

That longtail seat's looking stylish on your scoot, Friday.